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Posted 1/5/2012 2:13 PM (GMT 0)
I was wondering if Advil or Aspirin are okay to take while on antibiotics and herbs? These are the only two that help me. Tylenol does nothing and I don't want to take any more prescription meds. Is there a real danger for most people to combine them or is it just a precaution for some people?

I take bromelain (blood thinning properties), Andrographis (should not be taken with blood thinners), and Resveratrol (blood thinning). I'm taking a pretty high therapeutic dose (under direction of a doctor), not using them as a low-dose supplement. I guess my logic here is that since andrographis and resveratrol are not supposed to be taken with other blood thinners, yet I am already being advised to take them all together, what harm would adding one more (advil when necessary) do?

I noticed when I accidentally cut myself the other day, that my blood is a lot thinner, but it doesn't seem to be a problem medically. They drew blood and didn't mention it. Am I supposed to notify them at the lab of the herbs prior to them drawing blood? There was hardly any bleeding and I never thought to mention it. The only thing they were worried about was that I hadn't eaten much when they did the test.

Also, are there any types of probiotics that will not cancel out antibiotics if taken together? I'm still having scheduling issues with the medicines/probiotics/herbs.
Posted 1/5/2012 3:13 PM (GMT 0)
You will have to talk to your doctor, or better yet, your pharmacist about drug interactions.

Probiotics will not cancel out your antibiotics but abx will kill your probiotics. You need to take your probiotics at least two hours after your antibiotics.
Posted 1/5/2012 3:40 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks. I didn't know that about the probiotics. I'm glad they don't cancel out antibiotics.

I will have to ask the doctor I guess. I already tried asking the pharmacist. He was completely unfamiliar with all three herbs and one of the antibiotics he was supposed to fill.
Posted 1/5/2012 4:03 PM (GMT 0)
Summer, do you notice any extra aching or headish ackes when you take the resveratrol?

When I take it at higher doses I get like herxy.

I found out that it is the japanese knotweed in the resveratrol.

I'm curious if you stop the resveratrol if you will not feel the need for the asperin or advill??

Japaneese knotweed is a treatment for lyme or one of the coinfections.
Naturopaths use it somewhere in their protocol. I think more after abx but not sure exactly when.

My origional lyme doctor gave it to me with teasel root to take for a week twice a day BEFORE doing the blood work to test and I got so sick.

She told me if I had lyme I would get sick from it. I think she used it to bring out the old lyme into the blood work.
Posted 1/5/2012 4:17 PM (GMT 0)
It's hard for me to notice what's being caused by what because everything has gotten worse week by week whether I am doing no treatment, herbs alone or herbs and antibiotics. I can't tell what's a herx, what's a side effect, and what's just "normal" increasing of symptoms.

I take resveratrol several times for a total of 750mg per day. I don't know if that's considered a lot or not. My antibiotic doses are pretty high. Especially the clarithromycin.

I have a full/pressure feeling in my head sometimes but it's not painful and I had one headache that I really needed aspirin for. It came the first day of the antibiotics. about 3 weeks into herbs.

Post Edited (Summer3) : 1/16/2012 6:30:24 AM (GMT-7)

Posted 1/5/2012 6:16 PM (GMT 0)
This is about the best list I have come across, although it doesn't cover all of the possible drug/herb interactions. What you can't find here, I would suggest you do a search on the internet with each individual herb that you are concerned with.

So sorry shakehead I can't make the link work, so you will have to copy and paste the address into your browser's window.

http://www.holisticonline.com/herbal-med/hol_herb_med_reac.htm
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